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Shawna Wingert

About Shawna Wingert

Shawna Wingert is a special education teacher turned writer, speaker and consultant. She is also a homeschooling mom of two brilliant boys with differences and special needs.
Shawna has written four books for parents of special needs – Everyday Autism, Special Education at Home, Parenting Chaos and her latest, Homeschooling Your Child With Special Needs. She has also been featured in special needs discussions on Today.com, The Mighty, The Huffington Post and with Autism Speaks. You can find her online at DifferentByDesignLearning.com.

Interest-Led Learning When Your Child Only Likes Video Games

September 10, 2024 //  by Shawna Wingert

Interest-Led Learning When Your Child Only Likes Video Games ~ Written by Shawna Wingert of Different by Design Learning I was on the phone with another homeschooling mom last week. She was trying to work through how to best teach her twelve-year-old son without the resistance that was a daily …

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Category: methods & philosophiesTag: interest-led learning, video games

Am I doing enough in our homeschool?

October 17, 2023 //  by Shawna Wingert

Am I doing enough in our homeschool? Written by Shawna Wingert of Different by Design Learning After ten years of homeschooling, there is one thing I know to be true. I am most likely to doubt, question and fear my own ability as a homeschool mom in the middle of the night. Last night was no …

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Category: a mom's education

What Happens When Homeschooling Ends?

May 11, 2021 //  by Shawna Wingert

What Happens When Homeschooling Ends? ~ Written by Shawna Wingert of Different by Design Learning A note from Jamie: This is Shawna's final post on Simple Homeschool, after sharing her thoughts and experience with us in this space for nearly seven years! I'm so grateful, as I know you are, too, …

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Category: a mom's educationTag: high school

Need To Know About Homeschooling High School

5 (Surprising) Things You Should Know About Homeschooling High School

March 16, 2021 //  by Shawna Wingert

5 (surprising) things you need to know about homeschooling high school ~ Written by Shawna Wingert of Different by Design Learning For seven years now, I have been sharing our homeschool journey here on Simple Homeschool. My oldest was eleven at the time. My youngest was eight. It's been a …

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Category: methods & philosophiesTag: high school

Shawna's homeschool day

Shawna’s homeschool day in the life (with a 15- and 18-year-old)

January 19, 2021 //  by Shawna Wingert

Shawna's homeschool day in the life ~ Written by Shawna Wingert of Different by Design Learning This is my seventh year detailing our homeschool day in the life. My oldest son is turning eighteen in just four days. My youngest is reading now, despite a very long, hard struggle. Our …

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Category: organizationTag: day in the life

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